Hōrin-ji (Awa) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

is a Kōya-san Shingon temple

Buddhist temples in Japan

Along with Shinto shrines, Buddhist temples are the most numerous, famous, and important religious buildings in Japan.The term "Shinto shrine" is used in opposition to "Buddhist temple" to mirror in English the distinction made in Japanese between Shinto and Buddhist religious structures. In...

in Awa

Awa, Tokushima

is a city located in Awa District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.Awa City was founded on April 1, 2005, when the old town of Awa absorbed the town of Ichiba, also from Awa District, and the towns of Donari and Yoshino, all from Itano District. It is located in the former Awa Province .As of 2005, the...

, Tokushima Prefecture

Tokushima Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on Shikoku island. The capital is the city of Tokushima.- Tokushima Prefecture and Myodo Prefecture :Long ago, Tokushima City belonged to a region known as Myōdō-gun...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. Temple 9 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage

Shikoku Pilgrimage

The or is a multi-site pilgrimage of 88 temples associated with the Buddhist monk Kūkai on the island of Shikoku, Japan. A popular and distinctive feature of the island's cultural landscape, and with a long history, large numbers of pilgrims still undertake the journey for a variety of ascetic,...

, the main image is of Parinirvana

Parinirvana

In Buddhism, parinirvana is the final nirvana, which occurs upon the death of the body of someone who has attained complete awakening...

Shaka Nyorai. The temple is said to have been founded by Kōbō Daishi, who carved the image.

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